The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-09
VIRGINIA'S VOTER. .
Mahones Cohorts Given Another Bad
Black Eye.


NORFOLK, VA, Nov. 8-Norfolk city
elects two delegates to the Legislature and
Portsmouth one Portsmouth will go
Democratic as usual The weather was
cloudy, but pleasant. One precinct in the
Fourth (colored) ward was not
opened until 94C o'clock, owing to
the sickness of one of the Democratic
Judges of election, and the filling of his
place by judge not acceptable to the Re
publicanS. Congressman George E. Bow
den was arrested shortly after the precinct
opened, while haranguing colored voters,
the Democratic judges ruling that he was
disturbing the peace. Another Republican
politician was arrested for interfering with
the voters in one of the white wards. Both
were released on their own recognizance, to
appear Friday to answer the charge
Norfolk city elects two Democrats to the
Legislature by 474 majority, and Ports
mouth returns Democratic delegates by 466
majority, Democratic gains in both cities.
Norfolk county elects Republican.
A FULL VOTE AT RICHMOND.
RICHMOND, VA, Nov S.-The election
was rather quiet, but a large vote was
polled at every precinct. Both Democrats
and Coalitionists (the latter composed of the
so-called Democratic Reformers and Repub-
licans) worked earnestly to bring out the
full vote. A little excitement oc-
CURED about 10 o'clock this morning
at the Second precinct, in jackson
ward the great black ward of the city,
known as Africa, when, at the instance of
ex-Congressman John S. Wise, A. B.
Guigon, young Democratic lawyer, was
arrested on q charge of unlawfully and
wilfully obstructing voters. Almost imme-
diately afterward Wise was arrested on
similar warrant. Both were taken to the
police station and there bailed for their
appearance at Police Court tomorrow
morning. Guigon was engaged in chal-
longing voters when arrested, and Wise,
who is the leader of the Coalitionists in the
city, was devoting himself to the work of
facilitating the colored vote.
All the newspaper offices and the Demo
cratic and Coalition headquarters and the
streets in the vicinity are filed with crowds
waiting to hear election returns. Unofficial
figures, which will fairly approximate the
official vote, show that twenty of
tie twenty-four precincts i'll Richmond
give over 500 majority for the Democratic
candidates for the House of Delegates. The
remaining four precincts will increase this
majority bv from 100 to 20J Meagre re-
turns from scattering points in the State in
dicate that the Democrats are holding their
own with no Republican gains worth men
tioning.
returns ITOIu bNeuby COuuultS dlu CLUES
in the State do not show gain or loss to
either party, although the vote has changed
in several instances, former Democratic
counties electing Republican Delegates and
vice versa
About one-third of the State heard from
gives the following as elected: Democratic
Senators 5, House of Delegates 33, Republi-
can Senators 2, House of Delegates S-a Re
publican gain of l Delegate and loss OF
Senator
RICHMoND's ENTHUSIASM.
RICHMOND, VA, Nov. s, II p. M.-Re-
turns from all the precincts i'll the city
show that the Democrats have carried five
out Of the six wards, electing four delegates
to the General Assembly by Il majority of
about $50 The total vote cast was 13, no,
the Democrats polling 7,lSS and the Coali-
tonists 1921. The Democratic clubs are
parading the streets with bands and
torches. Bonfires are burning at several
points, and intense Democratic enthusiasm
prevails. Up to this hour about forty cities
and counties of the State have been heard
from These show that the Democrats have
elected delegates in thirty counties. They
have lost the following counties. which at
the last election went Democratic: Wythe,
King William, Patrick, Louisa and Henry,
and have made gains in the following coun-
ties, which at the last election Went Repub-
lican Appomattox, Russell and Page If
this rate Of losses and gains continues in the
remaining counties the Democrats will
have about three-iqnrths of the Senate
and nearly two-thftds Of the House
of Delegates, thus insuring the election of a
Democratic successor to United States
Senator Riddleberger.
Gov Lee at midnight says the result does